FunTrivia Movies Mix: Vol 18 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The French Connection

In the movie "The French Connection" (1971) there was a shoot out between drug smugglers and law enforcement. In the confusion Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) accidentally shot an FBI agent, or was it not an accident? The movie was a fictionalized version of a real case involving New York City police. Gene Hackman won the Oscar for Best Actor for this movie.

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Answer: Kettle

The first appearance of the Ma and Pa Kettle characters was as supporting roles in the 1947 movie 'The Egg And I'. They were portrayed by Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride respectively. The success of this film led to the Ma and Pa characters being further developed and nine more films were made for the franchise between 1949 and 1957.

The ninth film in the series, 'The Kettles in the Ozarks' (1956), did not feature Pa Kettle as Percy Kilbride had retired. The tenth and final film, 'The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm' (1957), saw Parker Fenelley reprise the role of Pa Kettle.

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Answer: Wild Hogs

The 2007 biker road film "Wild Hogs" stars John Travolta, Tim Allen, William H Macy and Martin Lawrence. It was directed by Walt Becker. It tells the story of four disillusioned middle aged men whose only escape is their weekend motorcycle group which is called the Wild Hogs.

The film recounts the club's road trip to California and the encounters and adventures they have during their journey.

Question by player clevercatz

Answer: Errol Flynn

Errol Flynn was born in Australia in 1909; he became an American citizen in 1942. One of the screen's most famous swashbucklers, he was as famous for his scandalous private life as he was for his acting. His autobiography was titled "My Wicked, Wicked Ways." Flynn died in 1959.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Sylvester Stallone

The film is one of the relatively few ones where Stallone has a comedic role. Angelo Provolone is gangster in New York City of the 1930s (Depression Era) who has promised his father that he would repent and engage only in legal businesses after the latter's death.

Other notable actors and actresses appearing are Ornella Muti, proraying Angelo's wife, Sofia, Marisa Tomei, who plays the part of the couple's daughter, Lisa and Tim Curry as the dialectician Thornton Poole.

Question by player DeepHistory

Answer: Wallace and Gromit

Nick Park began work on "A Grand Day Out" in 1982 at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The film was one of the requirements for graduation in his programme of study. He continued to work on the movie in 1985 as an employee of Aardman Animations. Released in 1989, it tells the story of how Wallace, an inventor, and his dog Gromit run out of cheese and build a rocket to go to the Moon to fetch some.

The short (23 minute) film was nominated for the 1991 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film but Park lost to himself, in that another of his films, "Creature Comforts," won the award.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: Rain Man

Dustin Hoffman played the autistic Raymond Babbitt, and Tom Cruise his yuppie brother, Charlie Babbitt. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, winning four, including the Best Picture Oscar, and the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for Hoffman.

Question by player Huw27

Answer: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

In "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," Marilyn Monroe plays a showgirl, Lorelei Lee. This song is also performed by Nicole Kidman in the movie, "Moulin Rouge!"

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Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street

The 1984 horror classic, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" introduced the world to Freddy Kruger (played by Robert Englund), one of the most recognisable villains in the horror genre.
The film also introduced us to Johnny Depp who would go on to become a massive Hollywood star. It was following Depp's character's grisly death that a policeman uttered the quote to an ambulance man, as he approached the crime scene.

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Answer: Jonah Hill

Released in 1999, "American Pie" follows the adventures of four high-school friends who pledge to lose their virginity before prom. Jason Biggs stars as Jim Levenstein, Chris Klein stars as Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher, and Thomas Ian Nicholas stars as Kevin Myers.

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